The Government of Ceylon : 1929 - 1934
Elephant Logo backed Thousand Rupees Note

The One Thousand Rupees currency note with Elephant logo at back issued by the Board of Commissioners of Currency of The Government of Ceylon, with the standard front format of Colonial currency, with 4 Serial Numbers used since 1894. This Type of Rs 1000 note has 2 dates with 2 Signature pairs dated in 1929 and 1934.

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LK:SCWPM #021
The Notes are 203 by 152 mm i.e. 8 by 6 inches, with a 8-inch Bar.
Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd., London
Handmade paper manufactured by Messrs Portals

Front : Brown on Green underprint with huge THOUSAND at center. THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON centered on top above. Promises to pay the Bearer on Demand the Sum of. In a 8-inch bar the value in words ONE THOUSAND RUPEES with Micro printing of same around. On either side, a numeric 1000 with RUPEES in an arc below, within a circle. Just below the value රුපියල් දාහයි in Sinhala to left, and ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் in Thamil on right. The Red Serial number above and below on both left and right, with Colombo, date: day Month Year, centered below.
In panel in two lines FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON with Micro printing of same around at bottom left. Two facsimile signatures at center bracketed with COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY. in two lines to right.
Printer name small at upper edge of bottom margin THOS.DE LA RUE & CO LTD LONDON.
Back : At center a floral design in Brown including the Armorial Crest of British Ceylon of an Elephant facing forward with 4 coconut palms on each side and mountains in background.
Water-mark : A Large ONE THOUSAND RUPEES in 3 lines dark with light shadow to lower right. A vertical quadruple ZigZag lines dark with light between to right, and light Elephant and Dagaba Bubble shaped with Pinnacle and lightning conductor to the upper left with a light leafy liyavala below it. Centered below within decorative panel with light rectangular border THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON dark with light outline.

Signatures of Commissioners of CurrencyDate on BankNoteFirst Serial #Mintage
in K

F. G. Tyrrell
W. W. Woods 		1st July 1929 F/2 10001 50
Removed bar between the Letter and number of Serial prefix.
Full complement of 5 Secret Marks incorporated.

H. J. Huxham
W. E. Wait 		2nd July 1934 F 2 60001 50

The notes were demonetized on 1945 November 15th with all other Rs1000 and Rs500 notes previously issued and ceased to be legal tender after 1946 January 31st. Only 12 pieces of Rs1000 notes remain unsurrended to issuing Authority from the 318,000 printed with 10 known dates from 1899-1944.

An issued Rs1000 is not unknown in any condition.

The details of this issue are from Sri Lanka Currency of Recent Times 1938-1985 T. M. U. Sallay, 1986 Colombo:Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

The 62 dpi image of Specimen note with two CANCELLED punch is from a Spink Auction Listing and displayed at 50 dpi.
I thank Thomas Hockenhull of British Museum for permission to image the 1000r Proof with secret marks in Study Room on 2023 May 25th.
If you have this note, I would be grateful to get a 300 dpi scan which will be posted with desired acknowledgement.